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Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD
Period 1
Listening and Speaking
授课教师:XXX
Learning Objectives
At the end of the class,you will be able to:
1.understand the diversity of world languages;
2.practise listening for main idea, details, and inference as well as identifying pronouns and what they refer to;
3.summarize reasons for choosing foreign languages in the listening materials and some examples, and present their own reasons;
4.make a speech to attract foreigners to learn Chinese as a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman.
Do you know where the photo was taken and what was happening in the picture
Activity1
How do you understand the quote
One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
—Frank Smith
Many more opportunities are available to people who speak more than one language.
Here are pictures of the UN member countries, do you know which countries they are
Hello
Bonjour
Bonjour
The CN Tower
加拿大国家电视塔
Hallo
The Brandenburg Gate
勃兰登堡门
①
②
The Louvre Museum
卢浮宫
③
Здравствыйте!
Red Square
红场
④
The Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
/tɑ d / /m hɑ l/
⑥
Hola!
⑤
the Royal Palace of Madrid
马德里皇宫
Canada
Germany
France
Russia
India
Spain
Hindi, English
English, French
German 德语; 德国人; 德国的
①
②
Hello!
Hallo!
③
Bonjour!
French
Russian
④
Здравствыйте!
Spanish
⑤
⑥
iHola!
Which languages are spoken in these countries
Activity2
Listen to a speech and tick the two languages with the most native speakers. Circle the official languages of the United Nations (UN).
〇Russian 〇Chinese 〇Korean 〇Japanese
〇Spanish 〇Arabic 〇English 〇French
key words
Listening skillⅠ
1. What is the main topic of this speech?
A. Learning a foreign language.
B. Introduce languages over the world.
2. How many languages are there in the world?
________________
3. How many billion people speak the UN's official as their native or second language?
________________
4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
A. Positive B. Doubtable
Activity3
1. What is the main topic of this speech?
A. Learning a foreign language.
B. Introduce languages over the world.
4. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning
A. Positive B. Doubtable
Listening skill II
Do not try to remember and translate each word you hear, just focus on the text as a whole to get the main idea.
Activity3
Infer or draw a
conclusion that is not directly stated in the text but is suggested by the text.
Listening skill III
Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language,if possible.
2. How many languages are there in the world?
_____________ ________________
3. How many billion people speak the UN's official as their native or second language?
There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world.
They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second language.
Activity3
Listening skill Ⅳ
Do not try to catch every word while listening. Listen for specific details, such as times , numbers, places or relations.
Theme sentence: It is wise to learn ————————— .
Students Language Reasons
Many students A UN language They think it means ___________ chances in the future.
An American girl
A young lady
Danish
French
job
Because her grandparents were from Denmark.
Because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken.
They: students who choose to study a
UN language
it: studying a UN language
They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people ...
They : the six official UN languages
Activity4: Figuring out the reasons for learning foreign languages.
at least one other foreign language
Text: Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible.
Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN
Activity4: Structure of a speech
Theme sentence: It is wise to learn at least one other foreign language.
Students Languages Reasons
Many students A UN language Because her grandpa used to read
letters to her in Danish.
An American girl Danish (some students)
because of family or friends
A young lady French
1.
A. Topic sentences
B. Supporting details
C. Theme sentence
2. .
Structure of a speech
3. .
Theme sentence
Topic sentences
Supporting details
Ending
Task1:
(1). Discuss
Work in groups and discuss which language(s) you want to learn and why.
(2).Report
Activity5:Discussion
Speaking
Task2: Suppose you are a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, and you are required to make a speech to attract foreigners to learn Chinese.
Knowing a language is a lot more than knowing a couple of words out of a dictionary.
Open up your mind to the tact that language represents a cultural world view
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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Activity6:Homework
Compulsory homework: polish your speech.
Optional homework: search more information about the Chinese writing system.
THANK YOU